The 1971–72 Segunda División season was the 41st since its establishment and was played between 4 September 1971 and 1 June 1972. Real Betis won the league.
Overview before the season 20 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1970–71 La Liga and 5 promoted from the 1970–71 Tercera División.
Relegated from La Liga Elche Zaragoza
Promoted from Tercera División
Cultural Leonesa Tenerife Mestalla Xerez Valladolid
Teams
Club City Stadium Cádiz Cádiz Ramón de Carranza Castellón Castellón de la Plana Castalia Cultural Leonesa León Antonio Amilivia Elche Elche Altabix Ferrol Ferrol Manuel Rivera Hércules Alicante La Viña Langreo Langreo Ganzábal Logroñés Logroño Las Gaunas Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Luis Sitjar Mestalla Valencia Mestalla Oviedo Oviedo Carlos Tartiere Pontevedra Pontevedra Pasarón Rayo Vallecano Madrid Vallecas San Andrés Barcelona Calle Santa Coloma Real Santander Santander El Sardinero Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife Heliodoro Rodríguez López Real Valladolid Valladolid José Zorrilla Villarreal Villarreal El Madrigal Xerez Jerez de la Frontera Domecq Zaragoza Zaragoza La Romareda
League table
Top goalscorers GoalscorersGoalsTeam Enrique Galán 23Oviedo Alfonso Melenchón 20Elche Javier Galdós 17Zaragoza Marianín 17Cultural Leonesa Machicha 17Cádiz
Top goalkeepers GoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam Alfredo Lombardía 19 38 Oviedo Pere Valentí Mora 21 38 Elche Manuel Villanova 19 31 Zaragoza Ismael Comas 20 29 San Andrés José del Castillo 16 22 Tenerife
Results
Relegation playoffs First leg
Second leg
References
External links BDFútbol